In any business, it’s important to have a choice of quality suppliers. In our business, we believe that working with a diverse range of suppliers promotes better ideas and more innovation. We welcome new ideas, energy and the spirit of entrepreneurship to reach our goals and often find this in minority-owned and women-owned businesses.
Middleton has a reputation for top-quality products and this requires supplier commitment to high-quality standards for everything we purchase. We give all qualified suppliers an equal opportunity to work with us regardless of race, national origin or gender.
Our procurement professionals work with Supplier Diversity Development “champions” representing various areas of the business in order to develop plans for inclusion of diverse suppliers in their purchasing plans, to meet annual utilization targets they have set and to identify developmental opportunities for diverse suppliers.
